Masada

I had to finish "Masada" by today as I had procrastinated long enough and was paying fine for keeping it. Its a story about a fort in Jerusalem which was conquered by Jews from king Herod and later when threatened by Titus and his army the Jews did a mass suicide instead of relinquishing the control alive. The palace was magnificient and well fortified with numerous channels to help the people dwell in comfort. Later it fell into ignomity and was discovered. The site was extensively excavated in 1963 and is now a world heritage site.